Chapter 230 What a lively drama
Du Xueyi brought the officials to Prince Jing's mansion again.
The steward of Prince Jing's Mansion blocked the doorway. Du Xueyi said coldly, "I have confirmed again and again that the clues left by the Flying Thief point to Prince Jing's Mansion.
What exactly do you intend to do by stopping me? Don't blame me for not reminding you that the Flying Thief not only steals things, he is also extremely cruel in killing people.
If he hurts Prince Jing because of your obstruction, can you bear the consequences?"
Seeing Du Xueyi's confident words, the steward of Prince Jing's mansion was worried that there really was a flying thief and that the prince's safety was in danger. After thinking about it, he sent two guards to check Prince Jing's yard.
Not long after, one of the guards came back with a pale face and stammered, "Butler...Butler, the prince...the prince is in trouble..."
The housekeeper no longer cared about stopping Du Xueyi and rushed to King Jing in a hurry.
Prince Jing was castrated by the Flying Thief!
Prince Jing was poisoned and silenced by the Flying Thief!
Prince Jing's hand was crippled by the Flying Thief!
After finding out King Jing's situation, the housekeeper was so frightened that his eyes went dark and he fainted...
The next day, morning.
The court was more lively than ever before.
Gong Mingcheng sued King Jing for attempting to murder Gong Jin in order to punish Princess Jing.
Fortunately, Gong Jin had been studying hard and practicing diligently these days, and had acquired some skills. The officials arrived in time, and Gong Jin was able to save his life.
The official surnamed Yu who spoke for King Jing countered that it was impossible to conclude that it was King Jing who abducted Gong Jin based on the death of a guard from King Jing's palace.
Perhaps the guard had a personal grudge against Gong Jin and did all this without telling King Jing, or even worse, the Gong family framed King Jing, otherwise, why would Gong Jin kill the guard to silence him?
Upon hearing this, Gong Mingcheng knelt before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, to prove the innocence of my Gong family, I apologize for any discourtesy I may have shown. I beg for your forgiveness."
The emperor nodded, "Okay."
He learned the whole truth from Wei Qingyan early in the morning, and his daughter asked him to be partial to the Gong family and Du Xueyi.
This was the first time his daughter had asked him for a favor, and since his daughter wanted him to stand on the side of justice, the emperor had no choice but to agree.
Official Yu didn't know what Gong Mingcheng was going to do. Just as he was wondering, Gong Mingcheng strode up to him and slapped him in the face.
Before Yu Guan could get angry, he heard Gong Mingcheng ask, "If you were beaten, would you resist?"
Of course they will.
The official now understood that Gong Mingcheng wanted to say that Gong Jin killed the guards in self-defense, but he could not do as he wished and was about to refute him again.
Gong Mingcheng suddenly threw him to the ground with force. He became Gong Mingcheng's human cushion and was knocked unconscious by the falling man.
But it wasn't over yet. Gong Mingcheng quickly stood up, sat astride him, and started slapping him left and right. After receiving more than a dozen slaps, Yu Guan finally found an opportunity and grabbed Gong Mingcheng's neck.
Gong Minglou also attended court today. Seeing that his brother was in danger, he hurried forward to help. Unable to pull Yu Guan away, he tickled his armpits. Yu Guan couldn't stand the itch and let go with a laugh.
The emperor's mouth twitched as he watched the play, remembering what Wei Qingyan had said in the morning about inviting him to watch a play, and it was indeed a wonderful play.
He watched with great interest.
Gong Mingcheng was freed and released Yu Guan. He sat up and stroked his neck which was hurt by being pinched. But how could Yu Guan be willing to accept being beaten for no reason?
As soon as he was free, he raised his fist and hit Gong Mingcheng. Gong Minglou stretched out his foot at the right time, and the official Yu was caught off guard. He stumbled and fell face first to the ground.
The emperor secretly sighed, it looked very painful.
Gong Mingcheng then turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I just slapped Lord Yu a few times, and he wanted to kill me.
My son was wounded and covered in blood by the guard. It was his instinct to resist, not to silence him as Lord Yu said.
King Jing was in Yongzhou for six years and we had no contact. It is impossible for my son to have any personal grudges against the guards around King Jing.
I would never risk my son's life to frame King Jing. If I had not arrived in time, the dagger would have pierced the child's throat.
My child is still lying in bed. Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."
The emperor glanced at the official, who lay motionless on the ground. He must have fainted from the fall. It was time to end this drama. He said to Gong Mingcheng, "I will make a judgment after I have investigated this matter thoroughly."
I have actually already made up my mind.
After this matter was settled, the emperor moved away.
Since he was injured, the emperor has not attended court as frequently as before. He found that even if he attended court only once every few days, it would not affect the operation of state affairs.
So they simply changed the court meeting to once every three days, and people no longer had to sit for as long as before, which was a good combination of work and rest.
When everyone saw him move, they thought he was getting ready to leave the court.
Officials came out hurriedly.
The official's surname was Liu, and he wanted to attack Du Xueyi.
"Your Majesty, Prince Jing is a prince of the current dynasty, yet he was injured by a thief and suffered such a great humiliation. I believe that Minister Du bears unshirkable responsibility."
Du Xueyi turned to look at Lord Liu, "Did I cut off the Prince Jing's penis?"
"This... although it wasn't done by Minister Du himself, the Flying Thief was the one he wanted to capture, yet he allowed him to stay in the capital and injure King Jing."
Du Xueyi glanced at Lord Liu, looking as if he was too lazy to talk to him. He bowed and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I found a clue last night and immediately took people to Prince Jing's Mansion.
It was King Jing who tried every means to obstruct me and would not let me into the palace to search. I tried my best to persuade him and explained to him for a long time before he finally let me into the palace.
However, the guards of Prince Jing's Mansion interfered a lot, and I didn't have time to search carefully before I was driven out of the mansion by the people of Prince Jing's Mansion.
Afterwards, I came to the palace gate, thinking of waiting for the palace gate to open and asking Your Majesty for an imperial decree to search the palace. However, I was really worried, so I wanted to go to Prince Jing's palace to take another look.
He was still blocked outside by the steward of Prince Jing's mansion, thus delaying the opportunity to catch the thief.
I deeply sympathize with King Jing's injury, but I do not think I am responsible.
On the contrary, I would like to criticize King Jing for being a prince of the current dynasty, but for not cooperating with me to eliminate harm to the people, thus reaping the consequences for himself."
"How can the prince's residence be searched at will? Where does this put the prince's reputation?" Lord Liu said angrily.
"It was an emergency, but the palace gates were locked, and I couldn't enter to request an imperial decree to search the mansion, but I couldn't just sit there and do nothing.
I have visited the palace twice, but it was Prince Jing's residence that refused to cooperate. Even Lord Liu criticized me for this situation. If I really do nothing about it, Lord Liu will definitely criticize me."
Du Xueyi retorted, "You are speaking up for King Jing like this, are you accepting some favor from King Jing?
That's not right. King Jing left the capital for six years and only returned yesterday. How did you get such favors from him and become so devoted to him? Could it be that you have been secretly communicating with each other all these years?"
"Minister Du, please stop slandering me." Lord Liu was frightened by Du Xueyi's words.
He quickly covered his chest and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I just can't bear to see the royal family's reputation being trampled upon."
The emperor remained silent.
At this moment, a pleading female voice was heard outside the palace, "Your Majesty, please save me, save my child..."
Feng Ruobao hurried out of the hall and came back in a short while later. He said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, it's Princess Jing."
The emperor frowned and said, "Call her in."
"Your Majesty, this is the council hall for the morning court session. It is not right to let a woman in." Lord Liu spoke out again to stop them.
Gong Mingcheng replied, "The Council Hall discusses matters of the world. The people of Wei are all part of the world, and Prince Jing and Princess Jing are also your Majesty's subjects.
Since we are talking about Prince Jing today and it involves Princess Jing, why can't she be allowed in? Even His Majesty has agreed.
"Could it be that Lord Liu, having accepted the King's favor, dares to rule over Your Majesty? Or does Lord Liu think that the King is not Your Majesty's subject?"
"He just wants to be the master of Your Majesty." Du Xueyi agreed.
Lord Liu was speechless after being attacked by Gong Mingcheng and Du Xueyi, but he had the leverage in the hands of Prince Jing, so he could only stand on Prince Jing's side.
Just as he was about to say something else, he heard the emperor say coldly, "Are my words no longer effective?"
During these days, Wei Qingyan gave him a lot of official privacy.
After being emperor for so many years, he knew very well that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If one stick knocks down everyone on the boat, the court will not be able to function.
Therefore, he would beat and threaten those who were forced to do so and whose crimes were not too serious.
They were so frightened that they burst into tears of gratitude and swore to be loyal to him and to fight for the Wei Dynasty with their lives. Some of them even cried and said that they would be his people in life and his ghosts in death.
This caused Lan Shu to laugh at him from behind. He already had a wife and a daughter. What did he need these dead ghosts for? It would be enough if they just did their own duties.
But for some crimes that were so heinous that they were unbearable, like the official Yu who had just fainted and Lord Liu in front of him, he pretended not to know.
Let them jump around, and when we get rid of King Jing, we'll deal with them all at once.
Lord Liu was unaware that he was already a fish on the emperor's chopping board. He was still thinking about how to help Prince Jing restore his reputation when he saw Feng Ruobao and Wei Wanyi enter the hall.
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